Use Your Executive Grandpa Power to Enrich the Whole Family

Here’s a great gift for Grandpa on Father’s Day, a book on how to use your executive leadership/business skils to bring families together across the generations: The Grandest Love: Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection by Author Jerry Witkovsky.

Google ‘grandma’ and you get 113 million results; ‘grandpa’, only 63.5 million. Both numbers are astronomical, but in the world of kids and cuddlies, women still rule.

But, the truth is, being a grandparent tugs at grandpa’s heart as well.

“I’ve spoken to so many grandparents who say they feel like their role is to ‘open wallet’ and close mouth, or others who struggle with staying close to their grandchildren when their relationship with an adult offspring is stuck in an unforgiving past.” It was these challenges, as well as a desire to leave a legacy of “values, not just valuable,” that motivated Jerry to write The Grandest Love: Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection.

In The Grandest Love, rather than relegating his board room experience to the realm of work, Witkovsky applies it to family , with “how to” ideas, activities and journaling exercises to plan Family Meetings or to create a “Living Legacy foundation.”

Part how-to manual, part workbook, The Grandest Love: Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection also features affecting personal accounts by grandchildren (of all ages and backgrounds) that illuminate the universal truths, struggles and potential of intergenerational relationships. The Grandest Love will help you make the most of the family you’ve got.

It’s a perfect gift for any grandpa, new or seasoned, for Father’s Day, to let him know you want him involved in his grandchildren’s lives. It’s a good read for Dad, too, to be the liaison and conduit between generations, deepening his own relationship with dad as he builds interactions for his son.